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Flavius
said...

Hi, I'm your DVR. Going somewhere today where you may not be able to watch your tv shows? Just simply press 'record' and I'll store your precious data for your convenience! Oh, I've also been around for over 10 years..

The cardiology waiting room at my hospital has a TV. It is ALWAYS looping soaps, and always on mute - completely pointless. However, there are without fail one or two patients who are completely glued to it.

I grew up watching TV. My mom claims that in my playpen I used to like to watch shows like Star Trek and I Spy. I remember the streams of reruns that filled weekends and some evenings, long before cable let there be other shows than the small pile that lived on in syndicated hell. In college I took to watching (gack!) a couple of soap operas.

Now I find places that have TVs on to be annoying and distracting. I take a book and, sometimes, my laptop with me everywhere. And, yeah, I don't get to watch the Olympics, I have to wait until $TV-Network (or Hulu, or whomever) posts the latest episode of the few shows I "watch".

Maybe it's old age :-), maybe I'm a candidate for being a GrumpyPatient, but I say WHO CARES? If the stupid TV is setting the schedule in your life I believe that you really need to re-evaluate your priorities.

Today's Captcha word is: Videnn. I think that was a character on Babylon 5.

i just take a book ... that way when i get back to the "room" i can finish it ... the magazines are always out of date ... my PCP actually had a 1989 last week when i went ... it was hilarious.i guess her health isn't her priority.

But gee, life happens everyday, and I can see a dr anytime, but the winter olympics are only every 4 years!!!! So of course it is only normal to cancel all appointments in order to watch them. You mean not everyone thinks that way?

A simple diagnosis: he's Canadian, and a hockey game involving our national team was scheduled the same time as his appointment. Seen in this context, the request for TV access is a most reasonable one.

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